Dear Parents/Caregivers,

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori

Māori Language week has been celebrated each year since 1975.

Māori Language Day is September 14 and commemorates the presentation of the 1972 Māori language petition to parliament.

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori is becoming a major fixture on our national calendar, providing an opportunity for concentrated promotion, raising awareness and generating lots of interest and positive change for te reo Māori across Aotearoa.

The theme for 2019 is ‘Kia kaha te reo Māori’. ‘Kia kaha’ is well understood in New Zealand, meaning ‘be strong’. We often talk about languages as if they are people using words like wellbeing, language health, strength and revitalisation. When we say ‘Kia kaha te reo Māori,’ we’re saying ‘Let’s make the Māori language strong.’

We had a special mihi whakatau on Monday to welcome Jackson and his family to our school community.  

We would appreciate you sending through or dropping off a copy of your child's immunisation certificate if you haven't already done so. If we don't have a copy of the certificate you would have received an email earlier on in the week. Thanking you in advance for this. 

On Friday, we are going over to St. Mary's College for a sausage sizzle.  The children will be asking for a sausage in Te Reo.

Special welcome to Milford who has joined Room 1. Welcome to Sacred Heart Cathedral School Milford - you will have a wonderful time of learning and will make life long friends.

Special thanks for all that you do to support our school.

Arohanui,

Bernadette Murfitt

Principal, Sacred Heart Cathedral School

Please find attached a letter from Regional Public Health.

If you havn't already done so please send your child's immunisation record to cathy@sacred-heart.school.nz

The opening of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights reads: “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.  They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.”

It’s good to be reminded of this tremendous endorsement of the human person and consider how we apply it to ourselves and to others.  “Free and equal” stands out for me.  It’s easy to take these rights for granted and lose sight of the fact that, for many people on this planet we call home, they are either denied or totally ignored.

This year there have been celebrations marking the 50^th anniversary of a human stepping onto the Moon’s surface.  At that time, seeing Earth from outer space, astronauts commented that Earth looked beautiful and vulnerable, but also united.  “There are no boundaries, no borders,” one said.  Back on Earth things look different.  Respecting the freedom and equality of each person you meet each day will surely help towards a stronger and visible unity.

Thomas B, Rm 9, presented some amazing ideas to Minister Grant Robertson on what could be possible for the Capital City of New Zealand. Well done Thomas! We are all so proud of you! You really are a politician in the making and gave us a lot of food for thought.

Click on the video to see Thomas in action.

Dear God,

You come to us in Jesus who teaches us that the way to happiness is through our love for one another.

Watch over the teachers, students and families of Sacred Heart Cathedral School as we try to be faithful to this teaching.

Help us to be a welcoming and joyful community, so that others may come to know your love and peace.

We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord,

Amen.

We are so impressed with the huge amount of rugby knowledge our students now have as we go into the Rugby World Cup in Japan. Thank you for all your generosity in supporting our school as we finish off our Playground Project. Our student leaders were simply amazing in how they helped prepare students for testing day.

Special thanks to all families who have deposited sponsorship money into our Parents and Friends account.

Parents and Friends bank account is 12-3140-0397242-00.

So far our Quiz has raised $1692.50 - INCREDIBLE Thank you 

On Saturday night, 7 September 2019, Sacred Heart Cathedral Boys' Choir under the direction of Michael Fletcher, performed as part of Carmina Burana, at the Michael Fowler Centre.  The boys Aaryn Rm 6, Keiffer Rm 7, Xavier Rm 3, Yasha Rm 6, Leon Rm 3 and Yoshi Rm 2, sang the parts for cupids, although at least one of the boys was convinced until the day of the performance that they were meant to sing as 'cute pigs!'

Check out the wonderful writing about what our school offers:

Why is Sacred Heart is so Special?

A lot of schools have amazing activities that everyone can learn from, for example physical education (P.E), you can learn how to communicate with other children or you can learn how to use your team (using teamwork). But, Sacred Heart Cathedral School is more special than any other schools. For a start do you feel safe at your school?

Sacred Heart Cathedral School has teachers that you can communicate with easily, for example if you are stuck on a question or a worksheet, your teacher will surely understand what you will need help with. After school has finished, you could be in a rush trying to catch a bus, train or even a taxi, well… no problem the train station/bus station is only like a five minute walk from the school. And if you are staying at school, you can apply yourself at After School Care (ASC), After School Care is the right place to be when staying at school after school, it provides you with food, care which makes you feel safe and play time so you can stretch your body.

Furthermore, when you’re doing work at school and you don’t have any calculators to check your work, you can go on a chromebook instead, the schools chromebooks are advanced. Don’t ever get bored with this school because this school has a lot of fun school trips such as Beach Day where you go to the beach for one whole day!, ASB (sports centre), Capital E, visiting other schools and a lot of fun festivals.

 At morning tea or lunch time, you can’t get bored having not balls to play with, there is a lot of equipment at this school to play with. There are also soccer goals if you’re a soccer fan like me. This school is Catholic and there is a church nearby (about a one minute walk), and this school shows a lot of virtues like love and to care for one another. Not to forget this school has a Chinese teacher which means we (she’s a girl) have Chinsese lessons.

To conclude, I definitely think that Sacred Heart is very, very, very special and you should attend this school. It has loving teachers who show a lot of respect for us children. This school has a lot of equipment to play with. Everyone in this school will certainly welcome new people, so don’t hesitate to join this loving school.

By: Owen Room 6

Registration is now open for the 2020 programme which begins this coming Term 4 with the sacrament of Confirmation, followed by First Reconciliation in Term 1 and First Communion in Term 2 of 2020. For your child to be eligible, he/she must already be baptised and be at least 8 years old at the beginning of Term 4. First parent’s session is on October 17, 7pm at St Thomas More Church in Wilton. For registration and/or further enquiries, please contact either your                  

• Parish Office – Email cathedral.parish@wn.catholic.org.nz Ph. 496-1700
• Parish coordinator – Debbie Matheson d.matheson@wn.catholic.org.nz Ph. 496-1744

Not long to go before our Artsplash Choir and Wearable Art show at the Michael Fowler Centre on Monday, 16 September at 7:30pm.

ArtSplash Choir tickets are on sale now from Mrs. Maresca in Room 2. They are $5 each. There will also be tickets for sale (cash only) in the Michael Fowler Centre on the night for $5.  If you have any questions come and see Mrs. Maresca.

A separate notice has been sent home with children involved in Wearable Arts, explaining how parents can purchase tickets for this from Ms. Scarlett.

Please note in your diary, our annual Quiz Evening will be taking place on Thursday, 24 October at the Shepherd's Arms, Tinakori Road, Thorndon at 7:00pm start.  Get together with your friends and make up a team or turn up on the night and join a team!  For details, check out the flyer below!

For regular users, cost is $55.00 per child per week.  Early pick ups for regular users (collected by 3.30pm), cost is $30.00 per child per week.  Please note that Robyn, our After School Care supervisor, does run a discount system for families with more than one children who regularly attend.  Casual attendance $15.00 per child per session.  For casual attendance, please email Robyn:  robynjones1952@gmail.com and please cc cathy@sacred-heart.school.nz in on your email.  Also, please include in your email, if this is due to a change in your after school plan on the day and if your child/children needs to be informed that he/she/they need to go to ASC.  This ensures that the school is aware of after school care arrangements on a casual basis.

After School care closes each day at 5.30 pm 

The phone number for After School Care is  04 4736361

Thank you.

School Holiday Computer Classes

Grand Training runs fun computer classes in the school holidays in all aspects of computer skills.  From Minecraft and learning to code with Scratch, Python or Java to building your own PC and if young the Discovery Computer Class.  These classes run at Wellington Girls College.  Tell us what you want to learn about, and we’ll make it happen. Go to www.grandtraining.co.nz or ring 499-2211 for more details.

Did your child / children get a great start with school swimming lessons?

Do you want to your child to be a strong swimmer & safe in the water?

Looking for a cost effective fun way to develop your childs swimming?

JOIN NOW

We provide swimming and coaching in a non competitive and fun environment for kids aged 4 – 18

Cost only $85 per year + pool entry

Club Nights Every Friday of the school term 7 – 8pm

Freyberg Pool Oriental Bay

What better way to get an hour of peaceful “me” time at the end of the week  - not to mention the added benefit of a worn out child ready for a big sleep!

https://www.maranuiswimming.co.nz/Home

One of our parents, Sue Tuia is the club captain for Maranui Swim Club and is happy to be contacted if you would like more information, please call her on 021387980.

Want to encourage your budding young writer? Brain Bunny Creative Writing Classes are coming to the Wellington CBD in term four.

For ages 8-12:

Creative Writing Holiday Programme – Thursday, 3rd October at 1-4pm. $35 per child.

Afterschool Classes - Mondays at 4-5pm, 14th October – 16th December. $120 per child at the Toi Poneke Community Centre.

Please see www.brainbunny.co.nz to enrol or contact Helen at brainbunny@hotmail.co.nz for more information. Places are limited and bookings are essential.

The Couples for Christ (CFC) is an international Catholic lay ecclesial movement whose goal is to renew and strengthen Christian values. 
CFC is made up of ministries for married couples, kids, youth and adults, socio-economic development, church relations and pro-life advocacy. 
It nurtures Christian couples through pastoral formation programs and equips them to be committed to evangelisation and missionary work. 
CFC grows mainly through the establishment of localised groups in different parishes in as many areas as possible, 
winning the world for Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit. 
It is now present in over 100 countries worldwide. 
In New Zealand, there is already CFC presence in majority of regions with total of around 2,400 members. 
CFC is one of 123 International Associations of the Faithful and is affiliated with the Vatican recognition from the Pontifical Council for the Laity.